The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Pursuant to state law, CSU’s contribution to employee health benefits is based on the average premium of the most popular health plans. When premiums increase, CSU covers the associated cost for its active employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2024-25 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2024 - Pursuant to state law, CSU ’s contribution to employee health benefits is based on the average premium of the most popular health plans. When premiums increase, CSU covers the associated cost for its active employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4842

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - While a new CSU graduation initiative likely would provide some state benefits (such as enhanced economic mobility), those benefits could be less sizable or less significant than the potential public benefits of other state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Those with State Library cards may borrow designated library materials at no charge. The State Library also provides specialized research services to the Legislature and the Governor. In addition, the State Library passes through state and federal funds to local libraries for specified purposes and provides related oversight and technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Statute links this objective to the broader goal of preparing individuals for jobs, thus promoting their economic mobility while also providing a skilled workforce for  industry. Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Program Recent Redirection of Strong Workforce Funds Is Likely Impacting Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - Pathways are offered in 20 of UC ’s most popular majors. All nine general UC campuses participate in this program, though campus GPA requirements vary. UC and CSU Transfer Pathways Are Different. UC Transfer Pathways do not have complete overlap with CSU ’s transfer pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - According to CSU, the Basic Needs Initiative supports a broad range of activities, including food pantries, emergency housing, emergency grants, and (since the start of the p andemic) the distribution of laptops and mobile hotspots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - These one-time initiatives span a broad range of areas, including broadband upgrades, English as a second language literacy programs, ethnic media grants, online tutoring, after-school programs, and mobile libraries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Given that students do incur costs to attend school —including transportation, child care, and the opportunity cost of not being able to work while they attend classes —we believe adult learners already have sufficient “skin in the game. ” Though some adult schools would lose fee revenue under this recommendation, the new uniform base rate per student described above would be designed to fully cover providers ’ expected program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - For example, all colleges are providing emergency grants to financially eligible students, and some colleges are offering gas cards or book and meal vouchers to students who enroll. Many colleges are loaning laptops to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531